{"id":7246,"date":"2025-10-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/texastalkingbooks\/?p=7246"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:26:36","slug":"tbp-book-club-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/texastalkingbooks\/2025\/10\/07\/tbp-book-club-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"TBP Book Club Title Announced for November 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join the Talking Book Program for a book club discussion on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. (Central). We&#8217;ll be discussing the book STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi (DB 118263).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our book club discussions are held via Zoom, but you can join using just a telephone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participating is easy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use your landline to dial in via phone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the &#8220;one-tap&#8221; number on your smartphone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternatively, join via computer using the Zoom invitation we&#8217;ll send a week prior to the event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure you receive the necessary details, please RSVP in advance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To RSVP, you can fill out our online registration form: <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/YJtjGSstTfmZxEA4xNKj2Q\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/YJtjGSstTfmZxEA4xNKj2Q\">Register Here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or if you prefer, reply to this email or call the Talking Book Program at 1-800-252-9605.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please indicate if you would like us to mail you a digital cartridge of the book, or if you prefer to download it from BARD. Also, please let us know if you would like a reminder via email or phone-call (or both).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi (DB 118263)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NLS Annotation: &#8220;Inheriting your uncle&#8217;s supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who&#8217;s running the place. Charlie&#8217;s life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie. But becoming a supervillain isn&#8217;t all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies, and now they&#8217;re coming after Charlie. His uncle might have been a stand-up, old-fashioned kind of villain, but these are the real thing: rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital. It&#8217;s up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. But with unionized dolphins, hyperintelligent talking spy cats, and a terrifying henchperson at his side, going bad is starting to look pretty good. In a dog-eat-dog world\u2026be a cat.&#8221; &#8212; Provided by publisher. Strong langauge. Commercial audiobook. 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We look forward to having you join us on Tuesday, November 18!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Talking Book Program for a book club discussion on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. (Central). We&#8217;ll be discussing the book STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi (DB 118263). 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